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52 – 2022 SIXTH SESSION, SEVENTH PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA ORDER PAPER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022 (14:30 – 17:45) NOTICES OF MOTIONS I.
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform: That leave be given to amend the Property Valuers Profession Act, 2012 so as to specify, realign and streamline the functions of the Minister and the Namibian Council for Property Valuers Profession in relation to the making of regulations and rules; to increase the fine relating to penalties for improper conduct and to empower the Minister to increase the fine, and to provide for incidental matters.

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Mr. Amutse: That this Assembly – Discusses and provide a direction on how NSFAF can assist students from underprivileged families who have no income to pay for registration fees at tertiary institutions as registration is a prerequisite for NSFAF funding.

Apart from the registration and tuition fees, students from underprivileged backgrounds would require non-tuition fee for transport and accommodation for them to be able to go and live in towns where their institutions are located.
The absence of the kind of assistance usually results in these students abandoning their studies which allow for the vicious cycle of poverty to continue within their family and widening the Gini-coefficient between the rich and the poor.

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Mr. Katoma: That this Assembly – Discusses the effectiveness and adequacy of the legal framework dealing with drug offences in Namibia.

That the Motion intends to establish whether the current legal framework is adequately addressing the escalating drug incidents.
That it will also further seeks to to establish a better understanding on the possible gaps and limitations in relation to the enforcement of the law pertaining to drug offences or conduct involving drugs in Namibia.
_____________________________ WEDNESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 NOTICES OF MOTIONS I. Mr. Seibeb: That this Assembly – Discusses the writing-off of water debt accumulated over the years by local authorities with an added accumulation of COVID-19 water related debts by all local authorities in Namibia to NAMWATER.
The inability of particular municipalities to honour debt payments has been a thorn in the flesh of local government administration and continued commodification of natural resources, such as water provision is a new form of impoverishment of the commons.

This Motion seeks to address strategies to permanently write-off all water debts of the commons, more especially senior citizens, destitute/poverty-stricken, unemployed residents etc.
That this Motion be referred to the relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee for further investigation.

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Mr. Seibeb: That this Assembly – Discusses the writing-off of the electricity debt accumulated over the years by local authorities in Namibia to NAMPOWER.

The inability of particular municipalities to honour debt payments has been a thorn in the flesh of local government administration.

This Motion seeks to locate strategies to address the bad debts (non-recoverable) at local authorities.
That this Motion be referred to the relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee for further investigation.
_____________________________ THURSDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 NOTICE OF A MOTION Minister of Finance: That leave be given to introduce a Bill to provide for the abolition of the use of cheques as a method of payment in Namibia; to amend or repeal certain laws that refer to cheques as a method of payment or require the opening or maintenance of cheque or current accounts; and to provide for incidental matters.

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